Who else uses tap water?

[mcbaes72]

*raises hand*

Tap + Prime for over two years now. Before that, RO water from vending machines for many years.

 

[DevinWolfe]

I have always used tap + Prime on high-tech planted my f/w tanks with NO issues.

I used tap to top off my BC-29 once when I was out of RO/DI water. I didn't see any ill effects, but didn't want to keep it up. This was before I had my own system and kept water in jugs from the LFS, now I just keep a garbage can full of s/w and jugs of RO/DI.

 

[chris88]

you clearly didnt follow my link i posted on pg 2 of this thread.

It would put more value to this thread if the people saying they use hard water and high pH from the tap for who knows how many years actually added some pics of their system. Sure it might be keeping something alive, but is it thriving and pretty to look at? IMO RO water is one of the lowest expenses we have in the hobby, especially if you get smart with recycling your waste water.

 

[chris88]

love the pic its def from the 70's!

Tap water circa 1972, it ran for about 15 years like that.
The reef is still running but now I don't use tap water.

 

[Paul B]

love the pic its def from the 70's!

Yes it is, and I look exactly the same today, right down to that watch

 

[mfinn]

It would put more value to this thread if the people saying they use hard water and high pH from the tap for who knows how many years actually added some pics of their system. Sure it might be keeping something alive, but is it thriving and pretty to look at? IMO RO water is one of the lowest expenses we have in the hobby, especially if you get smart with recycling your waste water.

My 240 softy tank.
Pardon the frag racks, when I took the picture I was moving some zoanthids out of the zoanthid tank for trading.
Everything that is in this tank has been in it for 4 years and originally came from a 180 that was setup for 8+ years.

My zoanthid tank

 

[EdSnyder]

My tank had bad alge till I got an rodi unit

+1. It all depends on whats in the tap water. The bad thing is you have no idea what is coming down the pipe. I live in a tourist town and during big events the city will use extra clorine to to process the tap water faster. Sometimes it will burn your eyes in the shower. Like to see someone dump that in a reef tank.